Fleas
Flea season generally starts in the late summer and can last into October. The cat fleas is the
most common fleas found on dogs and cats in this area. The female starts laying eggs within
48 hours after finding a susceptible host animal. The female flea drinks the animals blood and
produces about 30 eggs a day, and lives on that animal for several weeks unless killed or
removed.
Fleas eggs are white and about .5 mm in length. They hatch in 1 - 10 days and become larvae.
Larvae are 2 - 5 mm in length, white color and change color after feeding. They avoid light and
migrate to the deep layers of carpet or under grass. This stage lasts for 5 - 11 days. It is this
stage that lives well in carpet especially nylon carpet because it burrows to the deep layers
where it lives and develops a silk cocoon much like other insects do. This is the formant stage
and the flea is quite difficult to eradicate while in this part of the life cycle and can survive for up
to 140 days, but usually erupts from this stage in 21 days.
As you can see from the previous information the fleas your pet may have is prolific, long live
and can be very difficult to eradicate from the areas where your pet lives. Effective flea control
must be attained by the use of the proper products and patience to allow these products to
eliminate the flea population. We can kill all the fleas on a pet fairly easily, but they pick up more
and the problem continues, so we must treat both the pet and the environment in which they live.
Carpeting should be vacuumed well before treating with a premise spray. When vacuuming is
done be sure to throw out the vacuum bag in a trash can outside of the house in order to avoid
letting the fleas crawl out of the bag again in the house. Fleas love wet and dark places in
which they thrive well. So Do Not shampoo your carpeting before treating. This will only create
more problems in eliminating the fleas.
We hope you found this information enlightening in fleas control for your pets. If you have any
other questions about our fleas products or general questions feel free to give us a call!
Flea season generally starts in the late summer and can last into October. The cat fleas is the
most common fleas found on dogs and cats in this area. The female starts laying eggs within
48 hours after finding a susceptible host animal. The female flea drinks the animals blood and
produces about 30 eggs a day, and lives on that animal for several weeks unless killed or
removed.
Fleas eggs are white and about .5 mm in length. They hatch in 1 - 10 days and become larvae.
Larvae are 2 - 5 mm in length, white color and change color after feeding. They avoid light and
migrate to the deep layers of carpet or under grass. This stage lasts for 5 - 11 days. It is this
stage that lives well in carpet especially nylon carpet because it burrows to the deep layers
where it lives and develops a silk cocoon much like other insects do. This is the formant stage
and the flea is quite difficult to eradicate while in this part of the life cycle and can survive for up
to 140 days, but usually erupts from this stage in 21 days.
As you can see from the previous information the fleas your pet may have is prolific, long live
and can be very difficult to eradicate from the areas where your pet lives. Effective flea control
must be attained by the use of the proper products and patience to allow these products to
eliminate the flea population. We can kill all the fleas on a pet fairly easily, but they pick up more
and the problem continues, so we must treat both the pet and the environment in which they live.
Carpeting should be vacuumed well before treating with a premise spray. When vacuuming is
done be sure to throw out the vacuum bag in a trash can outside of the house in order to avoid
letting the fleas crawl out of the bag again in the house. Fleas love wet and dark places in
which they thrive well. So Do Not shampoo your carpeting before treating. This will only create
more problems in eliminating the fleas.
We hope you found this information enlightening in fleas control for your pets. If you have any
other questions about our fleas products or general questions feel free to give us a call!
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Ticks
Tick season is usually at the beginning of the summer and lasts into the fall but, may begin
earlier if the temperature is unseasonably warmer than usual.
Tick season is usually at the beginning of the summer and lasts into the fall but, may begin
earlier if the temperature is unseasonably warmer than usual.
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